PCEP PCEP Numeric Types and Arithmetic

Question 1

What is the result of `7 // 2` in Python?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

`//` is floor division, which divides and rounds down to the nearest integer, giving 3.

Question 2

Which Python function converts a string to an integer?

Accepted Answer

int()

Answer

`int()` converts a numeric string or float to an integer, truncating any decimal part.

Question 3

What is the output of `type(3.0)`?

Accepted Answer

Answer

`3.0` is a floating-point literal, so `type()` returns `<class 'float'>`.

Question 4

What does the `%` operator do in Python arithmetic?

Accepted Answer

Returns the remainder of division

Answer

The `%` modulo operator returns the remainder after dividing the left operand by the right.

Question 5

What is the result of `2 ** 3` in Python?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

`**` is the exponentiation operator; `2 ** 3` means 2 raised to the power of 3, which is 8.

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